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 "municipality": "Sidney",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
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   "title": "Animal Licence & Control Bylaw No. 1965",
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    "licence_fee": "$35.00 neutered/spayed; $45.00 not neutered/spayed; additional $75.00 aggressive; additional $100.00 dangerous; $5.00 discount if paid by last working day in February; reduced fees if moved into Town after March 1",
    "leash_rule": "Dog Owner must not allow dog to be at large unless accompanied by competent person by means of a leash",
    "max_animals": "4 dogs over 4 months; 4 cats over 4 months; 5 Hens",
    "fine_range": "fine not exceeding $2,000.00 but not less than the fines set out in the Schedule in the Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw"
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    "licence_required": "s. 4.3(a)",
    "licence_fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "leash_rule": "s. 4.1(a)",
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   "title": "Impounding Bylaw No. 1960",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/1960-Impounding-Bylaw.pdf",
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    "fine_range": "not less than $500.00 and not exceeding $2,000.00"
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    "fine_range": "s. 10.1"
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/sidney/animal-control/"
}